Doubts cast on organophosphate poisoning as cause of Gulf War Syndrome depression
...War Syndrome, but suggest that reliance on genetic vulnerability studies in specific groups is 'perhaps misplaced.'...Concentrations of certain toxins in breast milk are low, study finds
...h Buckley and Kim stress that despite human milk's vulnerability to chemical contamination, the health benefits of nursing far outweigh the risks, and that breast milk is the best source of nutrition for a growing infant. The findings currently appear online at the website for the journal Environmental Science &...The influence of the menstrual cycle on the female brain
...evalence of certain psychiatric pathologies and in vulnerability to drugs, (for which the dopaminergic system plays an important role.) It is known, for example, that the female response to cocaine is greater in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle4 than in the luteal phase5.Moreover, schizophrenia tends to...Genetic pathways to curable and incurable forms of pancreatic cancer identified
...distinct behavior and hopefully identify points of vulnerability in the more fatal form to improve survival," Hingorani said. ...Latest IPCC report highlights need for integrated climate/human behavior models
...tation to climate change may lead to the increased vulnerability of others; this will be especially evident in relation to water access and usage. Modeling these dynamics will be a challenge that requires input from both the biophysical and social sciences." "Adaptation is a social process that is influenced by ...Livestock interventions can protect lives, livelihoods
...velihoods. "Recurring drought contributes to the vulnerability of pastoralists in Ethiopia," says Andrew Catley, PhD, a research director at the FIC and lead editor of the report, "as drought kills livestock, creates hardship for pastoralist communities, and leads to repeated need for humanitarian assistance. Wh...Eye muscles -- those go-getters of the anatomical world
...e looks at what role this plays in the eye muscles vulnerability to myasthenia gravis. If this process can be better understood, it could eventually lead to new treatments. His research also has implications for Graves disease, an auto-immune thyroid disorder in which the extraocular muscles get enlarged causing t...Persistent smokers may have higher risk to become depressed than never smokers
...epression. Examination of potential shared genetic vulnerability for both tobacco dependence and depression is among the further challenges", Dr. Korhonen is discussing the evidence so far. According to Korhonen, one can already say that as in prevention of many other diseases also in prevention of depression - ...Scientists find war vets' hand dexterity determines susceptibility to PTSD
...ggest the possibility of a pre-existing biological vulnerability for PTSD," said Boscarino, the study's principal investigator. "We know generally what type of soldier is likely to suffer from PTSD, before they go into combat." While other studies on handedness and PTSD have yielded similar results, those prior ...New insights into chronic inflammation and atherosclerosis
...ion into an inflammatory process that may increase vulnerability to dying from a heart attack or aneurysm....New study could bring relief to sweltering city slickers
...also aiming to create a new heat and human comfort vulnerability index for typical buildings and their surroundings. This would help identify areas of a city that might become most uncomfortable during a hot spell. The SCORCHIO project will initially focus on the central areas of Manchester and Sheffield, althou...Researchers call for investigation into links between khat use and psychiatric disorders
...ly where there is a pre-existing mental illness or vulnerability to psychological distress, Dr Warfa and his team argue that there are many other alternative hypotheses to a causal relationship between khat use and mental illness including the use of khat for self-medication. The researchers suggest that only by i...Smoking may interfere with alcoholics' neurocognitive recovery during abstinence
...vings for the other; and there may exist a genetic vulnerability for concurrent active cigarette smoking and alcohol dependence. Durazzo added that previous research had shown that chronically smoking alcoholics demonstrate poorer performance in multiple areas of cognitive functioning than non-smokers when they...